Your doctor is likely to prescribe a corticosteroid nasal spray to reduce swelling and irritation.
Over the counter nasal spray for polyps.
They can be used to treat a range of conditions including hay fever sinusitis non allergic rhinitis and nasal polyps.
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Nasal polyp treatment usually starts with drugs which can make even large polyps shrink or disappear.
Drug treatments may include.
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Some steroid nasal sprays are available to buy from pharmacies and shops while others are only available on prescription.
This treatment may shrink the polyps or eliminate them completely.
Studies show this compound can help clear sinuses.
In a 2011 study it was effective as a nasal spray while in a more recent study in 2014 it was.
Soon after flonase fluticasone and rhinocort budesonide also became available otc as effective corticosteroid sprays.
The nasal steroid spray.